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Old 05-15-2017, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Nate2046
I thought Acid Blau/Bahama Blue was a 1974 only color? Or is that long hood in a non original color?
I believe it was called Arrow blue back then but AFAIK the paint mix is the same. Just like Inidschrot/India red and Guards red
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Acid blue is a fantastic color. For my ST build I lost sleep trying to decide between Tangerine and Acid Blue. I ultimately chose Tangerine because it was the original color of my car, but I would have gone for Acid had the original color been something I didn't like. It looks really good on a wide body:
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Is that the st Regis event in dana point?


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Not an RSR color, but I'd be tempted to go Irish Green...
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Charturuse is great, so is Signal Orange.
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Originally Posted by 02m2
Is that the st Regis event in dana point?

Yes, it was 3-4 years ago at the 356 Concours at Dana Point. Always a great show.
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agree in my top 3

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Charturuse is great, so is Signal Orange.
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15 mins from my house and can't ever seem to go....

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Yes, it was 3-4 years ago at the 356 Concours at Dana Point. Always a great show.
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signal yellow, gulf orange
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Default signal orange

I think I would have picked signal orange if I didn't already have another orange car...


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Charturuse is great, so is Signal Orange.
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I may be colorblind, but this is a beautiful color! - That orange soda posted by Maxem above is amazing too.


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A color-change paint job is like $10-20k. Gauges are like $1k. I wouldn't let it limit you.

Why not paint it a color that none of those cars has ever been?
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I don't know where you are but paint is $40-50k for a top quality job. As for the gauges I had made..noho 2 years and the clock alone was over $2500.
Lots of great colors out there..what were you thinking...?


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A color-change paint job is like $10-20k. Gauges are like $1k. I wouldn't let it limit you.

Why not paint it a color that none of those cars has ever been?
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The Chartreuse is surprisingly spectacular!


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